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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 02:15 PM
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Car: 83 Z28
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83 function air induction repairs help!!

okay I had a 3" daytona cowl hood on my car(still for sale, I have pics if you want them) when I just bought it and i went tot he boneyard and got another "normal hood" it was a fiberglass 83 hood witht he air induction however there was nothing more then a piece....i have no idea what holding the vent covers over the opening on the underside. ive rigged something to geather for onw to keep the holes closed

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i want to fix it so that it can open and close or at least be adjusted. how do i go about this? couldi by the stuff at an ACE hardware? any help would be great.
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 03:32 PM
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so no one knows how? you peeps can do all these other great things and you can' help me fix this? well ill be paitant then....and learn to spell too
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 04:42 PM
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A helpful link.

With my TBI on my car I began to give this hood thought and while researching I found this site. http://home.att.net/~ops32cars/transam24.html This guy rigged the flaps in the louvers to work with a toggle switch. Forced induction ON DEMAND! Good luck, Efrain.
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 02:12 PM
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hmmm, thats not really what i was looking for. i want to repair to work stock. not so i can make it open myself. i just don't have that much time to design somethinga and i suck at wiring. im still new to really working on cars. Just need to do one thing at a time.
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